Family and Divorce
Lawyers Queensland
Expert Family Lawyers in Queensland for Divorce, Child Custody and Property Settlements.
Queensland's Leading Family Law Firm
Specialising in Family and Divorce Law
Our Family Law Specialists in Queensland are here to assist you in all areas of family law
When you’re involved in a family law matter, like divorce, separation, child custody, parenting arrangements, or property settlements, having an experienced family lawyer in Queensland is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your rights and future.
Family law disputes can be complex, time-consuming and emotionally overwhelming. You need the best family lawyers Queensland has to offer, professionals who will guide you through the process with confidence, clarity and care.
At Unified Lawyers, we’re leading family law specialists in Queensland, offering expert legal guidance across all areas of family law. Whether you need help with divorce, parenting disputes, financial settlements or urgent court applications, we will help you understand where you stand and what steps to take next.
By listening carefully and understanding your needs, we tailor our legal strategies to your specific situation. Every family matter is different, and we treat it that way. We deliver personalised, strategic advice that aligns with your goals.
In addition to our legal expertise, we are committed to open and honest communication. You’ll always know where your matter stands and what your options are.
To ensure clear communication, we offer multilingual support across our team, with lawyers fluent in Arabic, Greek, Lebanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Vietnamese. This allows us to serve Queensland’s diverse communities with accessible, culturally sensitive legal care.
Find out how our Queensland family lawyers can help you or book your free, confidential consultation below.
Work with Unified Lawyers to find your path
The breakdown of a relationship is never easy. Every separation or divorce is different, and it often comes with layers of emotional, financial and legal complexity. If you’re facing a separation, it’s crucial to understand your legal rights, obligations and the steps involved in protecting yourself and your family.
You may need to make decisions about:
- Where you and your children will live
- How your property, assets and finances will be divided
- What your parenting arrangements and custody agreements will look like
These are only some of the issues you need to think about, but you do not have to do this alone. Unified Lawyers is a trusted family and divorce law firm in Queensland. We combine deep legal expertise with genuine care to achieve the best outcome for you and your family. Our Queensland family lawyers will guide you through every step of your separation or divorce, helping you move forward with clarity and confidence.
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What you can expect from
our Queensland family lawyers
When you engage Unified Lawyers to handle your family law matters in Queensland, you can expect to work with a team who will:
- Understand your personal circumstances and goals.
- Create a tailored strategy that targets the best outcome for your separation, divorce, parenting or property matter.
- Communicate with you at every step of your matter.
- Support you with clear advice and a sensitive approach, helping you to understand any legal issues or responsibilities you may have.
- Resolve your matter as cost effectively and efficiently as possible.
We’re interested in achieving outcomes that are going to make our client’s lives easier and better, so we do our best to provide you with the information you need to understand your options. You need to be able to make an informed decision about your future.
We understand that engaging with a lawyer can be intimidating and is also a big commitment, which is why we want you to feel like you’ve made the best choice in choosing us as your family law specialists. Every new client receives a free initial consultation. Discuss your matter with us, ask questions and decide whether our Queensland family lawyers are the right fit for you.
Swift Resolution for Your Family Law Matters in Queensland
Family law disputes are stressful and emotional, and they should never be dragged out longer than necessary. Our Queensland family lawyers focus on rapid, cost-effective family dispute resolution, child custody arrangements and property settlements, helping you move forward sooner.
To make this possible, we listen carefully, answer every question and provide clear, high-quality advice from day one. Your first consultation is free.
Talk to an experienced Queensland family lawyer today.
Family law services available to you in Queensland
It doesn’t matter what kind of family law matter you need help with our Qneensland family lawyers handle every aspect of family and divorce law. We pride ourselves on our deep legal knowledge and our ability to support every client, whatever your background or goals. When you choose Unified Lawyers, you can be confident you’re receiving clear, strategic family law advice in Queensland.
Some of the areas we can help you with include:
Divorce
Even the most amicable relationship breakdown and subsequent divorce can be emotionally taxing and legally complex.
Our Queensland divorce lawyers are here to make the process easier to understand, guiding you through your rights, options and responsibilities from your free initial consultation until your matter is fully resolved.
We listen to your goals, develop a tailored strategy and provide clear, practical advice so you can make informed decisions and move forward with confidence.
Book your free consultation with an experienced divorce lawyer in Queensland today using the button below.
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5 Star Reviews and Thousands of Lives Transformed
At Unified Lawyers, results matter because they matter to you. We’ve helped more than 8000+ clients across Australia resolve their family law matters with care and expertise.
Tsharna Kecek
I cannot recommend Unified Lawyers highly enough, especially the exceptional service provided by Shelley Scott. From our very first meeting, Shelley exhibited an impressive level of professionalism and legal knowledge that reassured me that I was in excellent hands. Shelley approached every step of the process with kindness and compassion. She took the time to listen to my concerns and provided thoughtful guidance, ensuring that I felt supported throughout my journey. Her consideration for my situation made a challenging experience much more manageable.
Allysha Webber
Anushka Pokharel (Associate) provided incredible legal guidance throughout my lengthy legal proceeding. Anushka also went above & beyond with communication, never failing to keep me updated on every facet of progress of my case. I highly recommend Anushka & Unified Lawyers to anyone seeking high level, consistent legal guidance.
Paul Glynn
I can’t thank Lauren Spence enough for the outstanding support and expertise during a very difficult period of my life. Going through a child custody battle with my ex-partner was already stressful, and the thought of ending up in court was overwhelming—both emotionally and financially. Lauren guided me through the mediation process with calm professionalism, clear advice, and genuine care. The best part? We completely avoided court, saved a huge amount in legal costs and time, and were able to move forward much sooner than I ever expected. Lauren was always responsive, patient when I needed reassurance, and incredibly effective at keeping things on track.
John Pierre Saliba
I had an excellent experience with Unified Lawyers. Their team provided outstanding service, clear communication, and strong representation throughout my family law matter. They were professional, supportive, and genuinely cared about achieving the best outcome for me. I highly recommend Unified Lawyers to anyone seeking expert and reliable family law advice.
Jane Sayabath
Alex was an absolute pillar of support throughout. From the very beginning, he had an incredible ability to remove the emotion from the situation and provide calm, clear, and strategic Family Law advice. When everything felt overwhelming, he helped break things down into manageable steps and gave me a practical plan to move forward with confidence. What stood out most was his balanced approach, yet focused and outcome driven. He never dismissed how I was feeling, but he ensured decisions were guided by logic, strategy, and the bigger picture. That clarity made all the difference.
Ben Abbott
Jessica adamovich did an amazing job to get my little boy back to Sydney . Happiness restored ! And was always respectful and mindful around delicate situations and feelings
Tsharna Kecek
I cannot recommend Unified Lawyers highly enough, especially the exceptional service provided by Shelley Scott. From our very first meeting, Shelley exhibited an impressive level of professionalism and legal knowledge that reassured me that I was in excellent hands. Shelley approached every step of the process with kindness and compassion. She took the time to listen to my concerns and provided thoughtful guidance, ensuring that I felt supported throughout my journey. Her consideration for my situation made a challenging experience much more manageable.
Allysha Webber
Anushka Pokharel (Associate) provided incredible legal guidance throughout my lengthy legal proceeding. Anushka also went above & beyond with communication, never failing to keep me updated on every facet of progress of my case. I highly recommend Anushka & Unified Lawyers to anyone seeking high level, consistent legal guidance.
Paul Glynn
I can’t thank Lauren Spence enough for the outstanding support and expertise during a very difficult period of my life. Going through a child custody battle with my ex-partner was already stressful, and the thought of ending up in court was overwhelming—both emotionally and financially. Lauren guided me through the mediation process with calm professionalism, clear advice, and genuine care. The best part? We completely avoided court, saved a huge amount in legal costs and time, and were able to move forward much sooner than I ever expected. Lauren was always responsive, patient when I needed reassurance, and incredibly effective at keeping things on track.
John Pierre Saliba
I had an excellent experience with Unified Lawyers. Their team provided outstanding service, clear communication, and strong representation throughout my family law matter. They were professional, supportive, and genuinely cared about achieving the best outcome for me. I highly recommend Unified Lawyers to anyone seeking expert and reliable family law advice.
Jane Sayabath
Alex was an absolute pillar of support throughout. From the very beginning, he had an incredible ability to remove the emotion from the situation and provide calm, clear, and strategic Family Law advice. When everything felt overwhelming, he helped break things down into manageable steps and gave me a practical plan to move forward with confidence. What stood out most was his balanced approach, yet focused and outcome driven. He never dismissed how I was feeling, but he ensured decisions were guided by logic, strategy, and the bigger picture. That clarity made all the difference.
Ben Abbott
Jessica adamovich did an amazing job to get my little boy back to Sydney . Happiness restored ! And was always respectful and mindful around delicate situations and feelings
Property Settlements, Asset Division and Financial Issues in Queensland
Splitting property, assets and money is an unfortunate reality that comes at the end of a marriage or de facto relationship. It also a challenging and complex process, so it is critical that you work with a professional family lawyer who can help you understand your rights and your responsibilities.
De Facto Relationships and Property Rights
If you’ve split from your de facto partner, its important you understand the factors that can influence your rights to property and financial aspects. The length of your relationship, and if you have children together are only two of the factors that can affect your property rights.
Spousal Maintenance
It is very common for spousal support to be a concern for separating or divorcing couples. This can be impacted by the differences in incomes of each spouse, as well as future earning capabilities of each party. It’s important to understand your rights, obligations, and responsibilities in any financial matter.
Property Settlement Mediations
Figuring out how to divide your property and assets doesn’t have to be a drawn-out affair in court. Through property settlement mediation, we can help you and your former partner to work out how to divide your property and avoid going to court. Before any mediation takes place, we can help you understand your entitlements based on your unique situation and do our best to achieve the best outcome for you. Even the most complex property matters can be resolved.
Our property settlement lawyers in Queensland can help you by offering expert advice, strategies, and options for your unique situation – because the end of every relationship is unique. Some of the crucial financial and property related family law disputes we can help with include:
Parenting and Children Matters in Queensland
When children are involved in separation or divorce, it can be a daunting and overwhelming experience for both you and your child/children. It’s our aim to ensure the best interests of your child are looked after, and we will work with you to ensure you understand what these are and the options available to you. Our advice in any parenting matter will also be with the aim to ensure your children’s needs are the priority. There are a variety of different family law issues that can involve children, including:
Consent Orders and Financial Agreements
When an agreement can be reached regarding how your child or children should divide their time between their parents, then a consent order can make this legally enforceable. To ensure your child’s best interests are being looked after, we can provide you with advice.
Child Support
If you believe a child support payment assessment has been unfairly made, then you can discuss this and your options with our family lawyers. Child support payments are assessed by the Child Support Agency and are not always accurate.
Grandparent’s Rights
Whether you’re a grandparent who is looking to understand your rights to see your grandchild or you’re a parent wanting to understand your obligations, our experienced family law team can help you with grand parenting matters.
Dedicated and Affordable Family Lawyers Queensland
Engaging in the services of a family lawyer is a big decision for you to make. Not only can it impact you financially, but it can also impact the future of your family life – making it one of the most important decisions you will ever make.
While it is a big commitment to make, its a worthy investment for you and your family’s future. The right Queensland family lawyer will act in your best interest at every point and ensure that you understand your options at every step of the journey.
To ensure you feel like you’re making the right decision by choosing Unified Lawyers as your Queensland family law firm, we not only provide you with a free consultation to get a feel for us, but we also aim to offer competitive and fair rates for our services.
We don’t bill short phone calls, printing, postage, or faxes. Our fees are uncomplicated and calculated based on time spent, which is usually at an hourly rate. This helps us to ensure you’re only being charged for work that has been performed.
We also provide information regarding our fees, including our hourly rates prior to you committing to us. And before we do any work on your matter, we will provide you with an estimate of the costs (which will include GST and potential out of pocket expenses), that way you can make an informed decision about working with us.
Frequently Asked Questions About Family Lawyers Queensland
How much does it cost to work with a Queensland family lawyer?
The average cost of engaging a family lawyer will generally be between $300 to $500 plus GST an hour. This rate is usually dependant on the experience of the lawyer.
We know that legal fees are often a cause of stress and even a deciding matter when it comes to engaging a lawyer. This is why we are as transparent as possible when it comes to our costs.
Your first consultation with us is free, and during this consultation you can ask us questions and we can gain an understanding of your situation and your legal needs. We can then provide you with a written cost estimate to resolve your matter.
How do I choose the right family solicitor?
Finding the right family lawyer to help you is not always easy. It is extremely important to find a lawyer that you feel comfortable and confident with. The right family lawyer can help you find and achieve the best outcome for your matter.
When it comes to searching for a family lawyer in Queensland, we recommend looking for these qualities:
- Understanding – Every situation is different. Your family lawyer needs to understand your unique circumstances.
- Compassionate – Family law matters are often emotionally stressful and overwhelming. A great family lawyer knows this and helps to make the process easier.
- Experienced – The nature of family law matters is often very complex, so having an experienced family lawyer in your corner is vital.
- Personable and Approachable – It can be difficult to talk about personal matters however it’s very important to be able to provide all details relating to your situation. A lawyer you feel comfortable with can make this easier.
To help you feel confident in your decision to work with Unified Lawyers, we offer our first consultation free. This way you can tell us about your matter, ask any questions and we can take the time to understand you and your wishes. When you meet with our Queensland family lawyers, you can use this time to see if we feel like a good fit for you too.
How do I know if I need a family lawyer for my legal matter?
Family lawyers deal with a wide variety of legal matters and issues, including, but not limited to:
- Divorce and separation
- Property settlements
- Spousal maintenance
- Parenting arrangements
- Child Support
- Relocation of children
- Same sex divorce
- Financial agreements.
You can often resolve some of these issues or disputes without a lawyer, however, working with an experienced family lawyer has a number of different benefits. They can help you to understand your rights and responsibilities from a legal perspective, as well as provide you with advice, guidance and representation. We offer a free first consultation at Unified Lawyers Queensland, so you can use this time to discuss your matter and determine whether you need the services of a family lawyer for your legal matter.
Where are your family law services available in Queensland
We have offices in both Brisbane and Gold Coast
Our Brisbane family law office is located Level 19/10 Eagle St, Brisbane City QLD 4000,
and our Gold Coast office is located at Level 13/50 Cavill Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217.
However we can help people from all over Queensland, as well as the rest of Australia.
You can get in touch with us by calling us on 1800 572 131.
We can help you no matter where you are in Australia.
What are the divorce requirements of Queensland, Australia?
To get a divorce in Queensland you must be able to show the court that your marriage has been irretrievably broken. This is proven by you and your spouse having been separated and living apart for at least 12 months.
If you’re getting divorced in Brisbane or anywhere else in Queensland, you can discuss your requirements, as well as your rights rights with our expert divorce lawyers at Unified Lawyers.
How long will it take for my family law matter to be resolved?
Unfortunately, it’s not possible to predict how long your family law matter will take to resolve. This is because every person’s situation is unique and the way a legal matter may be resolved can be a dependent on a number of different things.
Some of the factors that may influence how long your family law matter takes to resolve include:
· How much you and your former partner/spouse can agree
· Whether you can reach an agreement
· The information you can provide
· How quickly you can provide your information and instructions.
Once we have a consultation with you, where we learn about your matter, we can usually provide you with an estimate on how long your matter may take to be finalised.
We work with the aim to provide you with a resolution as swiftly and cost effectively as we can. We know family law matters can be very stressful and we will do what we can to avoid prolonging this stress.